,i  #aai? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  ,h4
 ,r4 #ieda  ,,9 ,,! ,,h\se ,,(          
,,repres5tatives  ,june #cj1 #bjbf,mr4  
,bilirakis 7= himself & ,mr4 ,soto7     
introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to
 ! ,committee on ,en]gy & ,comm]ce  ,a  
,,bill  ,to prohibit c]ta9 ,f$]al funds 
f be+ provid$ to individuals & entities 
t pur*ase fib]-optic cable f c\ntries ( 
conc]n1 & = o!r purposes4  #a4 ,%ort    
title ,?is ,act may be cit$ z ! ,f$]al  
,inve/m5t ,re/rictions on ,equipm5t f   
,worrisome ,au?orit>ian ,l9k$ ,locations
 ,act or ! ,,firewall ,act4  #b4        
,prohibition on provid+ c]ta9 ,f$]al    
funds to individuals & entities t       
pur*ase fib]-optic cable f c\ntries (   
conc]n  7a7 ,prohibition ,no ,f$]al     
funds provid$ ?r\gh any program1        
project1 or activity adm9i/]$ by !      
,f$]al ,communications ,commission or ! 
,national ,telecommunications &         
,in=mation ,adm9i/ration may be provid$ 
to an individual or entity t pur*ases   
fib]-optic cable f a company t is own$1 

9 :ole or 9 "p1 by--  7#a7 a c\ntry (   
conc]n2  7#b7 an (ficial ( a c\ntry (   
conc]n gov]nm5t1 includ+ 9 an individual
 capacity2 or  7#c7 an individual1      
bus9ess1 or ag5cy "u significant control
 ( su* c\ntry ( conc]n4  7b7            
,application ,subsection 7a7 %all apply 
) respect to ! pur*ase ( fib]-optic     
cable on or aft] ! date t is #ij days   
aft] ! date ( ! enactm5t ( ?is ,act4    
7c7 ,def9ition ,9 ?is ,act3 7#a7 ,c\ntry
 ( conc]n ,! t]m c\ntry ( conc]n has !  
mean+ giv5 ! t]m cov]$ nation 9 section 
#dhgb7;f7 ( title #aj1 ,unit$ ,/ates    
,code4  7#b7 ,fib]-optic cable ,! t]m   
fib]-opic cable includes solid-core fib]
 & holl[ core fib]4